CIDB FELLOWS 2015 I CONTENT 7 9 11 13 15 3 FOREWORD by CHAIRMAN of CIDB 5 FOREWORD by CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of CIDB 7 PROFESSOR DATO’ IR. ABANG ABDULLAH ABANG ALI 73 DATUK LAI SIEW WAH 9 DATU HAJI ABANG HELMI BIN IKHWAN 75 IR. LAU MUN CHEONG 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 11 DATUK SR. DR. ABDUL KADIR BIN TAIB 77 LOU CHI NAM 13 SENATOR TAN SRI DATO’ ABDUL RAHIM ABDUL RAHMAN 79 DATUK SR. HAJI MALAYA AYALAMSHAH BIN SIBUKU 15 DATUK PROF. HJ. ABDUL RAHMAN BIN ABDULLAH 81 DATUK SERI MICHAEL YAM KONG CHOY 17 DATO’ DR. IR. HJ. ABU HASHIM ABD. GHANI 83 DATO’ MOHD HARIS BIN ABAS 19 TAN SRI DR. IR. AHMAD TAJUDDIN ALI, FASc. 85 MOHAMED BIN MOHD NURUDDIN 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 21 TAN SRI DATO’ ACADEMICIAN IR. AHMAD ZAIDEE BIN LAIDIN 87 DATO’ SR. MOHAMED BIN GADING 23 IR. ALHADI BIN HAJI IBRAHIM 89 TAN SRI DATO’ MOHD SHERIFF BIN MOHD KASSIM 25 IR. SR. ALEX TING KUANG KUO 91 DATO’ HJ. MOKHTAR BIN SAMAD 27 DATO’ DR. AR. HJ. BAHARUDDIN BIN ABU KASSIM 93 DATUK NG SEING LIONG 29 TAN SRI DATUK AR. CHAN SAU LAI 95 TAN SRI DR. NGAU BOON KEAT 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 31 SR. CHUA SIOW LENG 97 AR. HJH. NOORISAH BINTI ABDUL SHUKOR 33 DINESH KUMAR NAMBIAR 99 PROF IR. DR. NORIDAH IBRAHIM 35 TAN SRI DATUK EDDY CHEN LOK LOI 101 DATO’ AR. NUR HAIZI BINTI ABDUL HAI 37 TAN SRI DATO’ SRI AR. HJ. ESA HJ. MOHAMED 103 SR. ONG SEE LIAN 39 DATO’ GOH CHYE KEAT 105 DATUK DR. IR. OW CHEE SHENG @ AW HEE TENG 41 DATO’ GOH CHYE KOON 107 PROF. EMERITUS DATO’ AR. PARID WARDI BIN SUDIN 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 43 DATO’ IR. DR. GUE SEE SEW 109 DATUK P. KASI 45 DATO’ AR. HAJI HAJEEDAR ABDUL MAJID 111 DATUK PRAGASA MOORTHI A/L KRISHNASAMY 47 DATUK IR. HAMZAH HASAN 113 DATO’ AR. PUTEH KAMARIAH BT MOHAMAD 49 AR. HIJJAS KASTURI 115 SR. HJH. ROHANI BINTI KENDUT 51 IR. DR. JACOB YAN NGAI NEN @ YAN YIH NAN 117 DATUK ROSLAN AWANG CHIK 89 91 93 95 97 99 101 103 105 53 TAN SRI (DR). IR. JAMILUS BIN HUSSEIN 119 DATO’ SRIKANDAN KANAGIANTHIRAM 55 TAN SRI DR. JEFFREY CHEAH 121 TAN SRI DATO’ IR TALHA BIN HAJI MOHAMAD HASHIM 57 PROFESSOR DR. JIMMY LIM CHEOK SIANG 123 TAN JIT KEE 59 DATO IR. DR. JOHARI BIN BASRI 125 DATO’ IR. TAN KIA LOKE 61 DATO’ PADUKA IR. (DR.) HJ. KEIZRUL BIN ABDULLAH 127 TAN SRI DATUK TEE HOCK SENG 107 109 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 63 DATO’ DR. KENNETH YEANG KING MUN 129 TAN SRI DATO’ IR (DR) TEO CHIANG KOK 65 TAN SRI DATO’ KRISHNAN TAN BOON SENG 131 TAN SRI DATO’ IR. DR. WAN ABDUL RAHMAN BIN WAN YAACOB 67 KWAN FOH KWAI 133 DATO’ IR. ZAIDAN HAJI OTHMAN 69 DATUK LAI JAAT KONG @ LAI FOOT KONG 135 TAN SRI ZAINI BIN OMAR 71 LAI MOO CHAN 125 127 129 131 133 135 CIDB FELLOWS 2015 FOREWORD Over the past few decades, the Malaysian construction industry has seen tremendous growth. From a nation that was based primarily on agriculture, Malaysia has successfully transitioned into other economic activities such as manufacturing, oil and gas, trade and commerce, and into the services sector – all leading towards achieving a developed nation status by 2020. Such dramatic developments of the country necessitate the building and construction of the necessary physical infrastructure to support these economic activities: highways, bridges, airports, seaports, power plants, telecommunication facilities etc. As the nation grows and living standards rises, the demandand expectation for better housing, education, healthcare as well as places for business and commercial activities, sports and leisure activities have also risen. Hence over the years, we have witnessed an impressive number of major projects undertaken and delivered by our local industry players. This CIDB Fellowship Coffee Table Book pays homage to individuals who have contributed greatly in building the nation – architects, engineers, researchers, academics, government officials, builders and industry players - for their invaluable vision, effort and tenacity in fulfilling the needs of a growing nation. Your involvement and contribution to the Malaysian construction industry is there for all to see nationwide: from the gleaming Twin Tower, to our modern highways up and down the country, major bridges in Penang and Johor, our world-class airports, sport stadiums, shopping malls – all are legacies you helped design and build. With the launch of this inaugural CIDB Fellows Coffee Table book, I personally congratulate and thank them for their contributions; and their names will forever be immortalized in the history pages of our nation. TAN SRI DR. IR. AHMAD TAJUDDIN ALI, FASc. Chairman CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CIDB) MALAYSIA 3 CIDB FELLOWS 2015 FOREWORD The nation’s construction landscape has undergone an enormous amount of change over the years - from scattered townships and small roads to become major cities with skyscrapers, elevated highways, integrated townships and infrastructures. All of this is made possible with the vision, courage and determination of many individuals, in realising the need for the nation’s growth. These individuals from the construction industry has contributed their ideas, efforts, time and resources in ensuring that Malaysia is well on its way towards becoming a developed nation. Today, we honour these individuals by conferring them as the first ever CIDB Fellowship Awards. We give them the recognition they deserve, and we celebrate their success and achievements in the pages of this book. These successful industry players - architects, engineers, surveyors, researchers, academicians, government officials and builders, have contributed immensely to the development of the nation; and by such, established a benchmark of excellence for builds, work ethics, research and management in construction. They have exhibited the diligence, strengh and perseverance in their works, and stood strong even in the most challenging of times. CIDB congratulates all the Fellows, and celebrate their life works’ success. May the precedent of excellence set by them be an example to follow for the future generation of industry players. DATO’ SRI IR. DR. JUDIN ABDUL KARIM Chief Executive Officer CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CIDB) MALAYSIA 5 CIDB FELLOWS 2015 Professor / Dean HOUSING RESEARCH CENTRE, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA PROFESSOR DATO’ IR. ABANG ABDULLAH ABANG ALI Born in Kuching, Sarawak, Abang Abdullah Abang Negara (MPKSN) and various Research Panels for Ali is the President for the Federation of Engineering the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC), the President (MOSTI). for the Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology (mySET) and immediate Past President Abang Abdullah believes a concerted effort must be of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM). He made to develop affordable housing using creative is also an Honorary Advisor for the Master Builders Association, Malaysia (MBAM) and a Fellow in The world could be a heaven for all Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), United Kingdom “ and the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia (ASM). Graduated from the United Kingdom from both if only we care for humanity University of Brighton and Manchester, he joined ” Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as a lecturer in Structural Engineering. In 1981, he was appointed Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering and then Dean in 1982. His research work focused on construction materials, affordable quality housing and the Industrialised Building System (IBS). Promoted to the post of Professor of Civil Engineering in 1987, he was the founding Director of the Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA) and Housing Research Centre (HRC) in UPM. To date he has written over planning, development and construction techniques 160 publications, mainly in structural engineering with a promise of quality at reasonable costs. The Industrialised Building System which was introduced to reduce cost, enhance quality and speed up construction, has to be revisited, as it has resulted in higher instead of the promise of lower costs. The use of indigenously developed building systems and ensuring economy of scale in housing development may provide the answer to today’s housing woes. The country must also prepare for massive urbanisation with the development of mega cities which demands new approaches to planning and housing development. and engineering education, and served as editor In his spare time Abang Abdullah takes time to play or referee to a number of local and international badminton, travel and involves himself in several journals. His research group at HRC has obtained NGOs movements. a US, UK & Malaysian Patents; won a Geneva Innovation Gold Medal and a CIDB R&D Award for their research. Playing a crucial role in the development and implementation of the Industrialised Building System (IBS) in Malaysia, he was elected as the Chairman for the CIDB Industrialised Building System (IBS) Steering Committee. He is also a valuable contributing member for Majlis Penyelidikan & Kemajuan Sains 7 CIDB FELLOWS 2015 President DEWAN USAHAWAN BUMIPUTERA SARAWAK DATU HAJI ABANG HELMI BIN IKHWAN “Contribute while you are still living” Abang Helmi was born in Kuching, Sarawak and in Sarawak. He identified areas which prime timber completed his tertiary education in the University is located, and also planned and developed the of Leuven, Belgium. He began his career in Bank plantations for the whole state. Negara Malaysia (1972-1973), which he then returned to his home state to work in the Sarawak Foundation Kuching Family Park is another notable development (1974). From 1974 – 1978, Abang Helmi attached build by Abang Helmi. The Kuching Family Park is a himself to the Sarawak Economic Development masterfully conceptualized semi-dee only community Corporation (SEDC), whose task is promoting environment.